"Getting big data right is about much more than technology: these tips could help you set the right path.

Big data might be a term that is beloved by marketing folk but it is starting to lose its lustre at an executive level. Analysts Gartner says just 11 per cent of executives describe their investments in big data as being as important, or more important, than other IT initiatives -- and 46 per cent believe they are less important..."
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Open Scalable File Systems (OpenSFS) announced the release of Lustre 2.8.0, the fastest and most scalable parallel file system. OpenSFS, founded in 2010 to advance Lustre development, is the premier non-profit organization promoting the use of Lustre and advancing its capabilities through coordinated releases of the Lustre file system.

Large portions of new feature development were funded by OpenSFS through dues collected from participants. Atos also contributed to the new features found in 2.8.0. Lustre now boasts added security and data protection...
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"This is the first in a four-part series about the Intel Scalable System Framework. Other contributions will cover Intel Enterprise Edition for Lustre* software, HPC software and the OpenHPC community, and Intel Xeon Phi processor...

Even though it's a new generation fabric, Intel Omni Path Architecture (OPA) is still backwards compatible with the many applications in the HPC community that were written using the OpenFabrics Alliance software stack for InfiniBand..."
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